St. Marvin of New Orleans

I have a friend in New Orleans that recently lost her dog,so i decided to paint this for her. I am still working on "going with the flow" with my art. Bright colors and quirky angles are so unnatural for me, but i like the way it looks and it so much quicker! This one is color pencil and oil pastels.

I create because it is something that is necessary of me, such as breathing.
I have a BFA in Fine Arts and a Masters degree in Art History. By day I am a mild mannered (ok not so mild) information technology trainer and by night I am an artist. I create art in numerous areas from crafts to oil portraits.